AwardsWatch

‘La Traviata, My Brothers & I’ review: Yohan Manca’s winsome family drama is a winning debut feature [Cannes Review]

Alistair Ryder July 13, 2021

After a year off, Cannes has returned with a lineup that’s an embarrassment of riches, seemingly designed to make even the most jaded cinephile feel... Read More

Trailer: Justin Chon’s Korean immigrant Cannes entry ‘Blue Bayou’

Erik Anderson July 13, 2021

An official selection of the 2021 Cannes Film Festival from award-winning writer/director Justin Chon, Blue Bayou is the moving and timely story of a uniquely American family... Read More

Emmy Nominations Reactions from Billy Porter, Daveed Diggs and more

Erik Anderson July 13, 2021

It’s Emmy nomination reaction time. This list will be updating live throughout the day as reactions from today’s Emmy nominees come in. “I am honored... Read More

‘The Crown,’ ‘The Mandalorian,’ ‘WandaVision,’ ‘Ted Lasso’ top 2021 Emmy Nominations

Erik Anderson July 13, 2021

The Crown, The Mandalorian, WandaVision and Ted Lasso topped the nominations for the 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards, which were announced this morning. HBO/HBO Max leads... Read More

‘JFK Revisited: Through the Looking Glass’ is a dense and detailed return to the conspiracy 30 years after Oliver Stone’s masterpiece [Cannes Review]

Adam Solomons July 13, 2021

In the 30 years since JFK made global headlines for its excoriation of the military-industrial complex – and garnered eight Oscar nominations for its trouble... Read More

‘The French Dispatch’ review: Wes Anderson dials up the quirk in anthological homage to journalism [Cannes Review]

Caroline Tsai July 13, 2021

“The New Yorker will be the magazine not published for the old lady in Dubuque,” editor Harold W. Ross wrote in the founding prospectus for... Read More

‘Gunpowder Milkshake’ review: A ferociously entertaining explosion of female fury

Film Reviews

‘Gunpowder Milkshake’ review: A ferociously entertaining explosion of female fury

Zoë Rose Bryant July 13, 2021

For years, thousands of individuals in the film industry bought into the idea that female-led action movies would “never make money,” as they were supposedly... Read More

‘Bergman Island’ review: A Mia Hansen-Løve letter on filmmaking with stellar performances from Vicky Krieps, Tim Roth and Mia Wasikowska [Cannes Review]

Adam Solomons July 12, 2021

Mia Hansen-Løve’s directorial style seems to be less about style or genre and more about mood. Her 2018 travelogue romance film Maya had very little... Read More

‘Ted Lasso’ season 2 review: the ever-evolving hit comedy scores another goal and doesn’t miss a beat

TV Reviews

‘Ted Lasso’ season 2 review: the ever-evolving hit comedy scores another goal and doesn’t miss a beat

Zofia Wijaszka July 12, 2021

Ted Lasso, a compassionate, mustache-wearing, charming coach, is back with the AFC Richmond team. Following the critically acclaimed success of the Apple TV series, the... Read More